The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-05
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.
TEXAS Siftings: Baseball is as old as the
world, as is proven by the first line in Genesis:
I'm the big inning" etc.
THE Baroness Burdett-Coutts has just been
rescued from an old age of peury by the timely
| requests of SO. 000 900 from relative.
| OMAHA Herald Los Angeles, Cal, has a base
| ball nine 1t is composed of real estate agents
| who want something to do between trains.
| THE desk in the Senate chamber which was
long used by Roscoe Conkling will be occupied
| by Senator William E. Chandler during the
| coming session.
tween Jeanne dare and Mr.. William OBrien;
for they both, it says. had their clothes stolen
| by ia per6de Albion"
| Roscoe CoNKLING anticipated the recent cold
wave by buying a new ulster that touches his
heels. It's what the dudes would call a
| dandy and cost its owner a round $l0O
| A CONNECTICUT amusement manager is going
to sue the Rev Joseph Parker for s., 600 dam
ages for not keeping a contract to lecture at
| Norwich the ''Besetting Sins of Humanity"
| YoNKERs Statesman: 1--WE are told that the
| art of paper-making has reached point where
tree may be cut down. made into paper and
turned out as a newspaper in thirty-six hours.
| This accounts for traces of the adj being so
| plain.
| DAVID L. BOXER left New York for the West
| twelve years ago, landing in Denver with $3.50
| in his pocket He went to work in a silver
mine afterwards took up claim. and is now
visiting his early friends with letters of credit
| aggregating 800, 600.
| ONE of the attractions at a Philadelphia fair
| is doll said to be $50 years of age. During
| that time it has amused half a dozen genera
| tons of children. and had varied experiences,
| among which nterment in a garden for
seven years, and resurrection by farmers
| plow.
| ZoLA's new novel, ''La Terre,' has appeared
six weeks after the intended day of publication.
| The delay is due to the public indignation
| aroused against the novel in its original news
paper form, which compelled lola to submit it
| to an extensive revision. 1t is considered his
| poorest work.
| CONGRESSMAN DoUGHERTY. of Florida, who
was recently arrested on charge of working
on Sunday, effectually proved an alibi, as it
| We're, by swearing that 'he had never done a
| corroborated by his neighbors, and the charge
was dismissed
WHEN Joseph Chamberlain was the guest of
| the American Commissioners at the recent ban
| quet in Washington the table glorious with
magnificent display of orchids. Every State
in the UnioIf was drawn upon for the flowers,
and 1000 words of telegraph were used In order
ing them.
CHRISTIAN Register: "Uncle James," said a
city young lady who was spending few days in
the country, lis that chicken by the gate
Brahmin?' NO." replied Uncle James, hes
Leghorn." why, certainly, to be suret' said
the young lady, How stupid of me! 1 can
see the horns on his ankles"
THE people associated with Joseph jefferson
this season seem to be peculiarly fortunate, and
engagements hereafter should be at premium.
Godfrey Hawley. the leading juvenile, is re-
ported to have fallen into fortune and it is
now made known that Mr.. Barron. the prop
erty man of the organization, has inherited
$40, 900 from a relative in England.
EsoTERIo Buddhism obviously is not alto
gether satisfying of itself. Professor Elliott
Coues, formerly of the Smithsonian Institution,
which, as well as his wife, procured divorce
from him when he took up theosophy. tired of
the cold and distant sympathy of his Mahatrna
in far away Thibet. and has married another
wife in the person of Mrs. Emily Bates, of Bos-
ton.
THE authorship of the poem, IF I Should
Die Tonight" has been a subject of dispute
for long time. 1t was not written by Henry
Ward Beecher, as has been supposed by many.
The Hartford Times says that the authorship
has been traced to Miss Belle E. Smith. at
present teacher in Tabor College, Tabor, Ia
1t first appeared in the Christian Union. June
IS, 1873 The authorship is vouched for by
President Brooks. of Tabor College
ACCORDING to Sir Henry Halford, the new
British army rifle is to have very small bore,
about three-tenths inch, and will be repeating
rife, With magazine nOlO1nS ten SnOtS OWING
to the reduction of BORE each soldier will be able
to carry 166 rounds into action as easily as 100
rounds of the present ammunition. The ira
jectory of the arm will be very fiat, so that it is
expected as good shooting will be made at 900
yards with the Martini-Henry, and at the same
time the recoil will be reduced to one-third that
of the present arm.
LELAND STANFORD, JR., had he lived, would
have reached his majority in May 1889. 1t was
hoped by his parents that the university bear
time but it is now bv means certain that the
buildings will be ready for occupany soon
was expected. Senator Stanford receives many
letters daily from all parts of the world relat-
ing to the new university Some OF these let
tiers contain advice encouragement or congrat-
ulations; others applications from students
for admission from scholars seeking appoint
ments on the faculty.
OMAHA World: Omaha Man ION railroad
trainl-No. I am not travelling on business ex-
actly. am going East after my son. He is in
college there and was hurt recently in game
of football. I shall take him out. 1 don't be-
lieve in these Eastern colleges. anyhow-all play
and work. Stranger-Well. do. am
college graduate, and owe my present success
to my collegiate training. just tell you foot
ball toughenS man up wonderfully. The
knocking around got in college the max
ing of me- "Humph! What business you
ini" Il am book agent"
IT was a pork packing Chicago
Whose knowledge at fault,
When he said JOB Lot the husband of her
Who was turned to a pillar of SALT